Earlier today, actress Manisha Koirala tweeted a picture of herself with an (almost) bald head for the first time. The past month, she tweeted pictures of herself wearing a dupatta over her head or pictures of only her face in close-up.

It’s heartening that a star of her stature has decided to show off her battle scars, and give assurance to other women that you are still beautiful, despite any side effects from chemotherapy.